Starting get_iplayer quickly

Don Grunbaum don at grunbaum.co.uk
Fri Jul 4 02:04:58 PDT 2014


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197" <faunt at panix.com>
To: <get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 12:40 AM
Subject: Starting get_iplayer quickly


> Hi all,
> I'm using the browser interface, and the problem is that the "run" 
> window doesn't actually start downloadung immediately, in fact it 
> sometimes seems it just waits until the middle of the night.
> But I'm now in a situation where I'm using a tehered mobile phone 
> for my access and have limited connect time.
> Is there a way to kick-start the downloads?
> 73, doug
>

I think you will find that the download is actually running, but the 
run window is not "refreshed" until the download(s) is/are complete. 
This started happening about 6 months or so ago, reason I know not 
why.

HTH

Don




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